- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1786 WP No. 107825 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 107825 OF 2024 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. GANGADHAR S/O MAYAPPA KOLAMBI AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329. (SL.N0-1) 2. MALLESHI S/O YALLAPPA HARIJAN, AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329. (SL.N0-02) 3. NINGAPPA S/O DATTU NARVEKAR, AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-04) 4. NAGESH S/O DATTU NARVEKAR, AGE: 72 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329. (SL.N0-05) 5. RAMAKRISHNA S/O NAKULAPPA MANE, AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329. (SL.N0-06) 6. VITTHAL S/O RAMANNA GANGADHAR, AGE: 67 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329. (SL.N0-09) 7. NARAYAN S/O ISHWAR HUNDRI AGE: 68 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1786 WP No. 107825 of 2024 DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329. (SL. NO. 15) 8. PARASHURAM S/O DATTU NARVEKAR AGE: 59 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-20) 9. SATAPPA S/O FAKKIR BELAGAVKAR AGE: 57 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-21) 10. MARUTI S/O FAKKIR BELAGAOKAR AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-22) 11. VITTHAL S/O RAMACHANDRA CHIPATI AGE: 69 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-26) 12. ISHVAR S/O PARAMESHVAR KAMMAR AGE: 70 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-27) 13. MARUTI S/O LAXMAN HUNDRI AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329. (SL.N0-29) . 14. UDAY S/O RAMANNA NARVEKAR AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329. (SL.N0-30) 15. DEMANNA S/O BHUJANG GUNDAPPANAVAR AGE: 63 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-33) 16.VINAYAK S/O BASAVRAJ HANAGAL AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329. (SL.N0-35) - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1786 WP No. 107825 of 2024 17. SURESH S/O HANUMANT VADDAR AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-39) 18. GURUSIDDA S/O CHANNAPPA HANAGAL AGE: 63 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-41) 19. SAMBHAJI S/O CHANNAPPA HUNDRI AGE: 73 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-42) 20. MAHADEV S/O CHANNAPPA HANAGAL AGE: 69 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-44) 21. MAHADEV S/O PURUSHOTTAM MURAKUMBI AGE: 69 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-47) 22. HANUMANT S/O RAMANNA KORAVAR AGE: 57 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-58) 23. SAVAKKA W/O SOMANING UPPAR AGE: 69 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-59) 24. NARAYAN S/O BABU GANGDHAR AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-60) 25. TULASAVVA W/O YALLANNA GANGADHAR AGE: 66 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-61) - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1786 WP No. 107825 of 2024 26. VISHNU S/O NARAYAN KADLASKAR AGE: 67 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-62) 27. RATNAJI S/O NARAYAN KADLASKAR AGE: 69 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-63) 28. MANJUNATH S/O NARAYAN KADLASKAR AGE: 59 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-64) 29. DEMANNA S/O YALLAPPA BUDDEKAR AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-72) 30. KAMALAVVA S/O CHANNAPPA BAVAKAR AGE: 65YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-74) 31. MANJUNATH S/O RAMANNA NARVEKAR AGE: 69 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-79) 32. TUKARAM S/O RAMANNA NARVEKAR AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-80) 33. BALU S/O RAMANNA NARVEKAR AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-81) 34. MARUTI S/O HANUMANT MANJANNAVAR AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-83) 35. RAMESH S/O GANAPATI KAMMAR - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1786 WP No. 107825 of 2024 AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-84) 36. NARAYAN S/O PARASURAM BAVAKAR AGE:56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-92) 37. VIDYA W/0 UDAY NARVEKAR AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-93) 38. RAVI S/O BABU GANGADHAR AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-100) 39. DARMAVATI W/O VENKATESH HUNDRI AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-101) 40. ISHWAR S/O GOPAL KURABUR AGE:48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-103) 41. DEVAKKA W/0 PRAKASH GANGADHAR AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-104) 42. SOMANING S/O VENKATESH HUNDRI AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-108) 43.SHIVAPUTRAYYA S/O GURUSHIDDAYYA PARISHWAD AGE: 59 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-110) 44. MANJUNATH S/O KARVEER HANAGAL AGE:58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1786 WP No. 107825 of 2024 R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-113) 45. SAROJA W/0 SOMANING UGANIKERI AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-114) 46. BHIMANNA S/O VISHWANTH NARVEKAR AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-115) 47.SOMANING S/O GOPAL KURABUR AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-117) 48. RATNABAI W/O MADIVALAPPA TENGINAKAI AGE:41 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-118) 49. MANJULA W/0 HANUMANTH CHIPATI AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-119) 50. MARUTI S/O NARAYAN CHIGALLI AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-121) 51. PARASHURAM S/O NARAYAN HUNDRI AGE: 31 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-125) 52. GURUSHIDDAYYA S/O DUNDAYYA PARISHWAD AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-126) 53. SUNDAR S/O KIRAPPA TORLEKAR AGE: 30 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL - 7 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1786 WP No. 107825 of 2024 DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-127) 54. PARASHURAM S/O BHUJANG GUNDAPPANAVAR AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-128) 55. MANJUNATH S/O ISHWAR KAMMAR AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-135) 56. AKSHATA W/O HANUMANT MIRASHI AGE:36 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-137) 57. MAHADEV S/0 BHIMARAY UPPAR AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-140) 58. SOMANNA S/0 BHIMARAY UPPAR AGE: 41 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-141) 59. VINOD S/0 NINGAPPA GUNDAPPANAVAR AGE: 29 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-145) 60. PARASHURAM S/0 NAGENDRA CHIPATI AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-148) 61. BALAKRISHNA S/O PARASHURAM KAMMAR AGE: 59 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-148) 62. VINAYAK S/0 NAGESH NARVEKAR AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-149) - 8 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1786 WP No. 107825 of 2024 63. HANAMANT S/0 ISHWAR KAMMAR AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-150) 64. MAHADEV S/0 ISHWAR KAMMAR AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-151) 65. VEERESH S/0 BALAKRISHNA KAMMAR AGE: 31 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-152) 66. ROOPA S/0 DURGAPPA TALAVAR AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-155) 67. SACHIN S/0 VITTAL CHIPATI AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-157) 68. LAXMI W/0 DEMANNA BUDDEKAR AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-159) 69. GEETA W/0 KHEERAPPA HUNDRI AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-162) 70. SHIVANAND S/0 SOMANING KURUBUR AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-165) 71. RENUKA S/0 SOMANING HUNDRI AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-166) - 9 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1786 WP No. 107825 of 2024 72. MANJUNATH S/0 SOMANING HUNDRI AGE: 28 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-167) 73. SURESH S/0 JEEVAPPA BUDDEKAR AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-168) 74. VIJAYMALA W/0 BASAVANT UPPAR AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-169) 75. SANJU S/0 DURGAPPA TALAVAR AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-170) 76. SOMANING S/0 ISHWAR UGNIKERI AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-171) 77. MANJUNATH S/0 MARUTI HUNDRI AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-175) 78. NAGARAJ S/0 KASHINATH GANGADHAR AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-181) 79. SHEEMANNA S/0 PUNDALIK BHAVAKAR AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-184) 80. BASAVARAJ S/0 SOMANING KAMMAR AGE:40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-185) 81. NAGARAJ S/0 SHIVAPPA BHAJANTRI - 10 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1786 WP No. 107825 of 2024 AGE: 33 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-186) 82. ISHWAR S/0 CHANNAPPA BAVAKAR AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-188) 83. MAHESH S/0 NARAYAN UPPAR AGE: 33 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-189) 84. PRAHLAD S/0 SUBHASH KAMMAR AGE: 28 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-190) 85. VINAYAK S/0 BASANNA GANGADHAR AGE: 31 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-193) 86. SOMASHEKHAR S/0 GURUSIDDHA HANAGAL AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:KAVALVAD, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-195) 87. KAREPPA S/O TAYIKAREVVA HARIJAN AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HAMPINHOLI, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-197) 88. SHAMBHAJI S/O LAKSHAMAN MANJANNAVAR AGE: 31 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HAMPINHOLI, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-206) 89. HANAMANTH S/O FAKKIRAPPA HARIJAN AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC:AGRICULTURE, R/O: HAMPIHOLI, TQ : HALIYAL DIAT: UTTAR-KANNADA, PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-208) 90. JAYAVANTH S/0 LAXMAN MANJANNAVAR AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, - 11 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1786 WP No. 107825 of 2024 R/O:HAMPIHOLI, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-209) 91. RAVIKANTH S/0 DEVENDRA NEKAR AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:HAMPIHOLI, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-210) 92. SATAPPA S/O TAKAPPA SHINDE AGE: 59 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HAMPINHOLI, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-215) 93. SHANTABAI D/O NEMANNA KADAM AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HAMPINHOLI, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-216) 94. RAMA S/O APPAYYA KADAM AGE: 31 YEARS, OCC:AGRICULTURE, R/O: HAMPIHOLI, TQ : HALIYAL DIAT: UTTAR-KANNADA, PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-228) 95. DEMANNA S/0 GANGRAYA KADAM AGE: 29 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:HAMPIHOLI, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-229) 96. RAMAKKA W/0 DEMANNA VADDAR AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:HAMPIHOLI, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-232) 97. ANIL S/O VITTAL KAREKAR AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HAMPINHOLI, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-234) 98. SATYAPPA S/O NINGAPPA HOSAMANI AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HAMPINHOLI, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-237) 99. KIRAN S/O RAMA KADAM AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC:AGRICULTURE, - 12 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1786 WP No. 107825 of 2024 R/O: HAMPIHOLI, TQ : HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA, PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-246) 100. RAVI S/0 RAMA KADAM AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:HAMPIHOLI, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-247) 101. PARASHURAM S/0 HUVANNA MANJANNAVAR AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:HAMPIHOLI, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-250) 102. NARAYAN S/O DEVENDRA KOLAMBI AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HAMPINHOLI, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-256) 103. GANAPATHI S/O YALLAPPA BHAJANTRI AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HAMPINHOLI, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-258) 104. BASAVARAJ S/O DURGAPPA KAMMAR AGE: 28 YEARS, OCC:AGRICULTURE, R/O: HAMPIHOLI, TQ : HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA, PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-264) 105. PRABHU S/0 NINGAPPA HARIJAN AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:HAMPIHOLI, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-267) 106. SURESH S/0 PARASHURAM GODIMANI AGE: 31 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:HAMPIHOLI, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-272) 107. SAMBHAJI S/O TUKARAM KADAM AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HAMPINHOLI, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-274) 108. MAHANTESH S/O SATAPPA MANJANNAVAR AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HAMPINHOLI, TQ: HALIYAL - 13 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1786 WP No. 107825 of 2024 DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-282) 109. BASAVARAJ S/O SATAPPA MANJANNAVAR AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC:AGRICULTURE, R/O: HAMPIHOLI, TQ : HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA, PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-283) 110. JAYASHREE W/0 SURESH GODIMANI AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HAMPIHOLI, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-287) 111. SOMANING S/0 PITAMBAR KUTTI AGE: 33 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:HAMPIHOLI, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-288) 112. PARVATI W/O KEDARI MANJANNAVAR AGE: 31 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HAMPINHOLI, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-289) 113. PARASHURAM S/O FAKKIRAPPA DAVARI AGE: 28 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HAMPINHOLI, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-291) 114. RUKHMA W/O NINGAPPA KOLAMBI AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC:AGRICULTURE, R/O: HAMPIHOLI, TQ : HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA, PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-293) 115. LAXMI W/O NARAYAN GOUDA AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC:AGRICULTURE, R/O: HAMPIHOLI, TQ : HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA, PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-248) 116. VIDHYA W/O MANOHAR SAVANT AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HAMPIHOLI, TQ : HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA, PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-239) 117. NARAYAN S/O HANAMANT KADAM AGE: 33 YEARS, OCC:AGRICULTURE, R/O: HAMPIHOLI, TQ : HALIYAL - 14 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1786 WP No. 107825 of 2024 DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA, PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-226) 118. NEMANI S/0 SOMANING KENCHAPPAGOUDA AGE:58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:SANKANKOPPA, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA, PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-298) 119. SHANKAR S/0 RAMANNA MARATHI AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:SANKANKOPPA, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-301) 120. KRISHNA S/O NARAYAN SHINDHE AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: SANKANKOPPA, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-303) 121. KRISHNA S/O VITTAL GOUDA AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: SANKANKOPPA, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-305) 122. MAHADEV S/O VASAPPA PAGOJI AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: SANKANKOPPA, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-306) 123. SHIVAJI S/O NAGENDRA GOUDA AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC:AGRICULTURE, R/O: SANKANKOPPA, TQ : HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA, PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-308) 124. YASHAVANT S/0 YALLAPPA MIRASHI AGE:35 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:SANKANKOPPA, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-314) 125. JAGADISH S/0 MAHADEV GOUDA AGE: 59 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:SANKANKOPPA, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-323) 126. SATISH S/O MAHADEV GOUDA AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: SANKANKOPPA, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-324) - 15 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1786 WP No. 107825 of 2024 127. SOMANING S/O MARUTI KORVEKAR AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: SANKANKOPPA, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-332) 128. NANDA S/O NAGENDRA BANADURKAR AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: SANKANKOPPA, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-334) 129. SHANTA W/O SAHADEV MARATHI AGE: 31 YEARS, OCC:AGRICULTURE, R/O: SANKANKOPPA, TQ : HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA, PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-335) 130. NAGENDRA S/0 RAVALNATH PATIL AGE:36 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:SANKANKOPPA, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-337) 131. YALLAVVA W/0 MARUTI KORVEKAR AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:SANKANKOPPA, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-338) 132. DEEPA W/O KRISHNA SHINDHE AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: SANKANKOPPA, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-339) 133. DAYANAND S/O CHANNAPPA KORVEKAR AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: SANKANKOPPA, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-342) 134. HARISH S/O SHIVAJI GOUDA AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC:AGRICULTURE, R/O: SANKANKOPPA, TQ : HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA, PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-343) 135. PARASHURAM S/0 APPARAO SHINDHE AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: SANKANKOPPA, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-345) - 16 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1786 WP No. 107825 of 2024 136. MAHADEV S/0 PISHEPPA KORVEKAR AGE: 28 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: SANKANKOPPA, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN-581 329 (SL. NO-319) 137. RAGHAVENDRA S/O NAGENDRA BANADURKAR AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: SANKANKOPPA, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-331) 138. SANJU S/O NARAYAN MARATHI AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: SANKANKOPPA, TQ: HALIYAL DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581 329 (SL.N0-333) …PETITIONERS (BY SRI PRASHANT S. KADADEVAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CO- OPERATIVE M.S. BUILDING, 6TH FLOOR, BENGALURU. 2. THE STATE CO- OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY, 3RD FLOOR, A-BLOCK SHANTI NAGAR, TTMC ‘A’ BLOCK, SHANTINAGAR, BENGALURU- 560027. 3. THE DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION OFFICER, & DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, KARWAR, DIST: UTTAR KANNADA (UK) 581 301. 4. THE RETURNING OFFICER SOMESHWAR VIVIDODDESHAGALA PRATAMIK GRAMEEN KRISHI SAHAKAR SANGH NIYAMIT, KAVALWAD, TQ: HALIYAL, DIST: UTTAR KANNADA (UK) -581 329. 5. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SOMESHWAR VIVIDODDESHAGALA PRATAMIK GRAMEEN KRISHI SAHAKAR SANGH NIYAMIT, KAVALWAD, TQ: HALIYAL, - 17 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1786 WP No. 107825 of 2024 DIST: UTTAR KANNADA(UK) -581 329. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI SHARAD V. MAGADUM, AGA FOR R1, R3, SRI G. V. BHARAMAGOUDAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2 AND R4, NOTICE TO R5 IS SERVED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA IS PRAYING TO, ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO CONDUCT THE ELECTIONS TO THE COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT OF THE 5TH RESPONDENT SOCIETY FOR THE TERMS FROM 2024-25 FOR THE PERIOD OF 5 YEARS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON 28-12-2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-A ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO. 4 DT. 4-12-2024 AND PERMIT THE PETITIONERS TO CAST THEIR RESPECTIVE VOTES, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE IMPUGNED FINAL INELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST DATED 11.09.2024 PREPARED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.5 VIDE ANNEXURE-C, IN SO FAR AS PETITIONER ARE CONCERNED IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. ISSUE A WRIT OF APPROPRIATE NATURE TO DECLARE THAT SECTION 20(2) (A-IV) THE KARNATAKA CO- OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT IS ULTRA VIRES AND LEGISLATIVE COMPETENCE AND ARTICLE 243ZI AN 243ZO IF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 18 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1786 WP No. 107825 of 2024 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) 1. Learned counsel appearing for the parties in unison would submit that, the issue in the lis stands covered by judgment rendered by Coordinate Bench of this Court in W.P. No.8502/2022 C/w. W.P. No.8477/2022, disposed off on 7th June 2022. The Coordinate Bench of this Court held as follows: “8. In the light of these rival submissions, the question for consideration is: Whether these writ petitions must be disposed of directing the Returning Officer [the fourth respondent and sixth respondents in the respective petitions to announce the results of the elections held on 23.04.2022 including the votes cast by the petitioners. 9. The provisions of Rule 13-D (2-A) of the Rules read as hereunder: (3) The Election Officer shall take steps for publication of voters list in the following manner, namely:- (a) for publication of draft eligible electoral list, a list of defaulters, a list of members whose repayment falls due, before the election date clear fifty days; (b) for calling objections, if any, calling upon the defaulter members to repay the amounts due to the co-operative societies on or before thirty clear days prior to the date of election; - 19 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1786 WP No. 107825 of 2024 (c) the scrutiny and verification of the voters list after payment by defaulters etc., clear twenty days before the ate of election. (d) for publication of final eligible voters list before fifteen clear days prior to the date of election. The underlining is by this Court. 10. These provisions do not leave any room for doubt that an excluded member, with the publication of the Draft Eligible Electoral List, must have an opportunity by way of an individual notice to file objections on exclusion from the Electoral List. It must be shown that the concerned Chief Executive has prepared and sent notice to the affected members. The Public Notice dated 8.11.20211 does not meet these requirements. In fact, it is admitted on behalf of the respondents 1 This Public Notice reads as follows: ¸ÀAWÀzÀ ¨ÉʯÁ wzÀÄÝ¥Àr DzÉñÀ ¸ÀASÉå: r Dgï ªÉÊ: Dgï.J¸ï.Dgï.JA.J.©.¹.Dgï- 16/2018- 19 ¢£ÁAPÀ 16.11.2018 gÀAvÉ ¸ÀºÀPÁgÀ ¸ÀAWÀUÀ¼À G¥À¤§AzsÀPÀgÀÄ, ªÀÄAqÀå f¯Éè, ªÀÄAqÀågÀªÀgÀÄ ¨ÉʯÁ wzÀÄݪÀrAiÀÄ£ÀÄß D£ÀĪÉÆâ¹ £ÉÆAzÁ¬Ä¹gÀÄvÁÛgÉ. CzÀgÀAvÉ '©' vÀgÀUÀw gÉÊvÀ ¸ÀzÀ¸ÀågÀ µÉÃj£À ªÀÄÄR¨É¯É gÀÆ.1000.00 UÀ¼ÀÄ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ µÉÃgÀÄ ±ÀÄ®ÌzÀ ¨Á§Ä gÀÆ.100.00 UÀ¼ÀÄ DVgÀÄvÀÛzÉ. ªÀiÁ£Àå '©' vÀgÀUÀw ¸ÀzÀ¸ÀågÁzÀ vÀªÀÄä µÉÃgÀÄ ªÉƧ®UÀÄ gÀÆ.500.00UÀ¼ÀÄ EzÀÄÝ ¨ÁQ µÉÃgÀÄ ªÉƧ®UÀÄ gÀÆ.500.00UÀ¼ÀÄ PÀrªÉÄ EgÀÄvÀÛzÉ. EzÀgÀ eÉÆvÉUÉ ¨ÁQ EgÀĪÀ µÉÃgÀÄ ±ÀÄ®Ì gÀÆ.90.00UÀ¼ÀÄ ¸ÉÃj MlÄÖ gÀÆ590,00UÀ¼À£ÀÄß ¥ÁªÀw¸À®Ä ºÁUÀÆ ªÀiÁ£Àå '©' vÀgÀUÀw PÉ®ªÀÅ ¸ÀzÀ¸ÀågÀ µÉÃgÀÄ ªÉƧ®UÀÄ gÀÆ.100.00UÀ¼ÀÄ EzÀÄÝ. ¨ÁQ µÉÃgÀÄ ªÉƧ®UÀÄ gÀÆ900.00UÀ¼ÀÄ PÀrªÉÄ EgÀÄvÀÛzÉ. EzÀgÀ eÉÆvÉUÉ ¨ÁQ EgÀĪÀ µÉÃgÀÄ ¸ÀÄ®Ì gÀÆ 100.00UÀ¼ÀÄ ¸ÉÃj MlÄÖ gÀÆ 1000.00UÀ¼À£ÀÄß ¢£ÁAPÀ:11.12.2021 gÉƼÀUÉ ¸ÀAWÀPÉÌ ¥ÁªÀw¸ÀĪÀAvÉ F ªÀÄÆ®PÀ vÀªÀÄUÉ w½¹zÉ. ªÀÄÄAzÀĪÀjzÀÄ EzÀ®èzÉ PÀ£ÁðlPÀ ¸ÀºÀPÁgÀ ¸ÀAWÀUÀ¼À C¢ü¤AiÀÄ£ÀÄ 1959gÀ ¥ÀæPÀgÀt 20(2) (J4) ºÁUÀÆ (J5)gÀrAiÀÄ°è£À CªÀPÁ±ÀUÀ¼ÀAvÉAiÀÄÆ CºÀðvÉAiÀÄÆ ºÉÆA¢gÀ¨ÉÃPÁVgÀÄvÀÛzÉ. vÀ¦àzÀ°è ªÀÄÄAzÉ d£ÀªÀj 2022gÀ ªÀiÁºÉAiÀÄ°è £ÀqÉAiÀÄ°gÀĪÀ DqÀ½vÀ ªÀÄAqÀ° ZÀÄ£ÁªÀuÉAiÀÄ°è ªÀÄvÀ ZÀ¯Á¬Ä¸À®Ä ºÁUÀÆ ¸Àà¢üð¸À®Ä CªÀPÁ±À«gÀĪÀÅ¢®è JA§ «µÀAiÀĪÀ£ÀÄß F ªÀÄÆ®PÀ vÀªÀÄUÉ w½¸À¯ÁVzÉ. - 20 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1786 WP No. 107825 of 2024 that there are deficiencies in the preparation of the Final Electoral Roll after the publication of the Draft Eligible Electoral List, and the petitioners have not been issued with individual notices. 11. The Hon’ble Supreme Court in Shri Sant Sadguru Janardan Swami (Moingiri Maharaj) Sahakari Dugha Utpadak Sanstha and Another v. State of Maharashtra and Others supra has held as follows: ‘7. A perusal of the Rules discloses that the preparation of provisional list of voters, filing of objection against the provisional list of voters, consideration of the objection by the Collector and finalising the list of voters, all occur in the Rules which cover the entire process of the election. The Rules framed for election of specified societies are complete code in itself providing for the entire process of election beginning from the stage of preparation of the provisional voters list, decision on the objection by the Collector, finalisation of electoral rolls, holding of election and declaration of result of the election. In view of the scheme of the Act and Rules, the preparation of voters' list must be held to be part of the election process for constituting managing committee of a specified society. 12. In view of our finding that preparation of the electoral roll is being an intermediate stage in the process of election of the managing committee of a specified society and the election process having been set in motion, it is well settled that the High Court should not stay the continuation of the election process even though there may be some alleged illegality or breach of rules while preparing the electoral roll. It is not disputed that the election in question has already been held and the result thereof has been stayed by an order of this Court, and once the result of the election is declared, it would be open to the appellant to challenge the election of returned candidate, if aggrieved, by means of an election petition before the election - 21 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1786 WP No. 107825 of 2024 tribunal. 12. It follows from this decision that the adjudication of all questions must be as provided under Section 70(2) of the Co-operative Societies Act2. However, in the present case the respondents admit that there are deficiencies in finalization of Final Electoral List. The petitioners are admittedly not issued with individual notice as required under the provisions of Rule13-D (2-A) of the Co-operative Societies Rules; the petitioners have now cast their votes in the elections on 23.04.2022; the petitioners are not given the opportunity to show cause against the allegations that they have created documents. The respondents, despite admitting deficiencies in finalisation of the Final Electoral List, want to invoke the rule of alternative remedy. This Court is of the considered view that, in the peculiarities of this case, the writ petitions should be disposed of with directions to the concerned respondent to announce results counting even the votes cast by the petitioners and with liberty to all the concerned to avail remedy under Section 70(2) of the Act if 2 70. Disputes which may be referred to Registrar for decision.- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, if any dispute touching the constitution, management, or the business of a co-operative society arises,— (a) xxxxxxxxx (2). For the purposes of sub-section (1), the following shall be deemed to be disputes touching the constitution, management or the business of a co-operative society, namely:— (a). XXXXXXXXXXX (b). XXXXXXXXXXXXX (c). any dispute arising in connection with the election of a President, Vice- president, Chairman, Vice-chairman, Secretary, Treasurer or Member of Committee of the society. - 22 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1786 WP No. 107825 of 2024 aggrieved by the results. If such remedy is availed raising a dispute, exclusion of votes of those petitioners who are guilty of fraud can also be considered based on the material that will be placed on record. Therefore, writ petitions are disposed of calling upon the Returning Officer [the fourth respondent/sixth respondent in the respective petitions] to announce the result forthwith including the votes cast by the petitioners in both the petitions. All the contentions are left open for consideration in appropriate proceedings, if commenced.” 2. Learned counsel would submit that, if the same order is passed, it would suffice in this case also. 3. In that light, the writ petition is disposed calling upon the respondent – Returning Officer to announce the result forthwith including the votes cast by the petitioners. All the contentions are left open for consideration in appropriate proceedings, if commenced. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE KGK List No.: 2 Sl No.: 7